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The HASC-passed NDAA has a lot of problems, but it also includes two key wins for taxpayers: ✅ Right to Repair: Contractors must share tools/data so servicemembers can fix their own gear ✅ Nunn-McCurdy Reform: Expands oversight of Pentagon programs facing major cost overruns

The federal govt has a responsibility to ensure taxpayers a fair return from the development of taxpayer-owned oil & gas on public lands. Lowering the royalty rate to 12.5%, well below what many states charge, shortchanges taxpayers. More from Ian M Stevenson here:

Every year, oil & gas companies release valuable natural gas into the atmosphere, costing taxpayers millions in lost revenue & threatening the health of our communities. Unfortunately, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act doubles down on this waste. More here: taxpayer.net/energy-natural…

The impact of the reconciliation bill is coming into focus. 🔎 The megabill includes nearly $4,000,000,000,000 in new debt & lots of fine print. See what we’re uncovering by visiting the TCS FY2025 Budget Reconciliation Landing Page: taxpayer.net/budget-appropr…

America’s public lands and natural resources are owned by taxpayers. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act greatly undervalues our publicly owned oil & gas, costing taxpayers potentially billions in lost revenue & locking us into bad deals for decades to come. taxpayer.net/energy-natural…

Before the Bridge to Nowhere became a national symbol of pork, it got its name over beers at the Hawk and Dove. That’s how we helped spark a movement for smarter infrastructure spending. TCSis30! 🎂 taxpayer.net/30-years/

The current House & Senate drafts of the NDAA advance a shared vision for Pentagon spending—one that ignores fiscal realities, shuns strategic prioritization, & erodes contractor accountability. Still, we helped secure two roses amidst a bouquet of thorns taxpayer.net/national-secur…

In 2017, Congress mandated 2 federal oil & gas lease sales in Alaska's Arctic Refuge. Both lease sales were a bust. Now, despite the abundance of evidence that sales will once again not generate meaningful revenue, Congress is mandating we do it again. taxpayer.net/energy-natural…

New report from the U.S. Department of Energy Inspector General, found the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations opted to use a haphazard approach to staffing – this could carry big $$$ for taxpayers if left unchecked. taxpayer.net/energy-natural…

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act gives the oil & gas industry a $14.2 billion handout via a tax credit for capturing carbon and using it to increase oil & gas production - and this is on top of the tax credit's $36 billion price tag before its expansion. taxpayer.net/energy-natural…

The dust has settled, but the costs haven’t. Taxpayers will feel the effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act for years to come. Read our ongoing analysis on the final bill: taxpayer.net/budget-appropr…

Taxpayers deserve a fair return from the private development of publicly owned oil & gas. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act shortchanges taxpayers by taking a hatchet to bipartisan commonsense leasing reforms, costing us billions. taxpayer.net/energy-natural…

The NDAA features the worst of the SPEED & FORGED Acts—tearing down safeguards that help protect taxpayers from overpriced Pentagon contracts. Don't be fooled, these “acquisition reforms” are wolves in sheep's clothing. taxpayer.net/national-secur…

Federal taxpayers have already played their part in helping the oil & gas industry reduce methane emissions—to the tune of $1.5 billion. Now Congress is giving industry a pass to skip out on their part of the bargain. taxpayer.net/energy-natural…

New U.S. Department of Energy Inspector General investigation found the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations did not properly assess risks or staffing needs for the hydrogen hubs program. The results highlight the importance of effective oversight of federal spending. taxpayer.net/energy-natural…

Oil & gas development in the Arctic Refuge will not generate meaningful revenue for taxpayers. Continuing to gamble taxpayer resources on speculative leases ignores economic facts & undermines proven, sustainable industries like outdoor recreation. taxpayer.net/energy-natural…

Taxpayers secured two wins in the otherwise terrible National Defense Authorization Act—warrior right-to-repair, and stronger oversight when major Pentagon programs go over budget. We explained our NDAA roses and thorns in our #WeeklyWastebasket taxpayer.net/national-secur…

The oil & gas industry got a big win in the megabill, compliments of American taxpayers – that’s right, we will all be footing the bill for a $14.2 billion expansion to the 45Q CCS tax credit industry will use to boost already profitable oil & gas production.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act was passed swiftly, with little time for lawmakers or taxpayers to understand the full impact. We’re still unpacking what made it in. Read our full coverage: taxpayer.net/budget-appropr…

The One Big Beautiful Bill instituted steep cuts & accelerated phaseouts of many "clean" energy tax credits, while adding sweeteners for biofuels, carbon capture, oil & gas, and nuclear. We have the details on OBBBA energy tax provisions here: taxpayer.net/energy-natural…